Carl Schultze is an outstanding German landscape painter. The artist became involved with Düsseldorf in the early years of his career. He was educated at the local Academy of Fine Arts, including in the studio of Georg Oeder, who had a significant influence on him. His numerous journeys also influenced the subject matter of his works and the way of understanding nature. Schultze traveled to France, the Netherlands and Switzerland many times in search of inspiration and suitable locations. As it seems, however, the most important thing in his art was the native German landscape. This was probably due to the environment of the Düsseldorf school in which landscape played a key role. Artists associated with this circle paid special attention to the picturesque values of the surrounding nature. The same happens in the presented composition by Thom. The vast view of the lake located among the mountains exudes mood. The painter used the aerial perspective in it, which allowed him to create a mystical landscape covered with a veil of fog. Snow-capped, rocky slopes that slope steeply down definitely stand out from the pale blue surface of the water. This vast, overwhelming space is traversed alone by a wanderer sitting on a small, floating surface of the tank.